Microsoft Power Cord Replacement for Xbox

It can be found Here

REDMOND, Wash. ? Feb. 17, 2005 ? As a precautionary measure and out of concern
for consumer safety, Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will voluntarily
replace the power cords on 14.1 million Xbox? consoles worldwide.

The
replacement power cords are designed to protect consumers and their Xbox
consoles from rare electrical component failures that can pose a fire hazard.
Fewer than one in 10,000 consoles have experienced these component failures,
and, in almost all instances, any damage caused by these failures was contained
within the console itself or limited to the tip of the power cord at the back of
the console.

.......Xbox consoles manufactured before Oct. 23, 2003, require a replacement power
cord. In Continental Europe, consoles manufactured before Jan. 13, 2004, require
a replacement power cord.

Yup this was also in the Santa Cruz Sentenel (local news paper) that
the xbox power cords tend to over heat, and will cause fire to any
"cumbustible" material around it. So if you are like me, someone who
has PS2, Game Cube, Xbox pluged into the same power strip, then you
might want to look into getting it replaced, to prevent fire in your
house, dorm, appartment, etc. Place an order
Here
to have Microsoft replace your Xbox power cord for free (only if it was
manyufactured before Oct. 23 2003 in the US and Jan. 13 2004 in Europe.
GET ON IT BEFORE YOU BURN YOUR HOME DOWN!!!!

Old news.

Old as in two days ago.....okay

Hardly worth criticising as old news Crono, as omega said, its only a few days old.

I've never had any problems with mine and apparently the numbers
involved are really small. To be honest, I'm not gonna bother as I
can't be bothered going through the hassle.

I heard about this at least a week ago. Maybe the thursday before last. I was looking for an article (for a course I have) and stumbled upon it.

Perhaps others hadn't?

I wonder if those were even rated cables to start with?

Im sure the problem has been in the works for a long time crono, but the official announcement was on the 17th.

And Reno its no problem/hassle at all, you just enter your serial
number and manufacture date, and you adress at the web site and they
will send you one for free. The only problem that I see is if you did
something illegal to the xbox (like buy a boot-leged version).